[Jewelry making - Article 00901] - Re: [Orchid] Tucson: Helpful hint

[Suzanne Wade]

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Jeff,

    I am a big fan of public transportation, and never drive in a
    strange city unless I have to. For that matter, I don't drive in my
    home city unless I have to! Nevertheless, I always rented a car when
    I traveled to Tucson. 

    During the day, you can easily pick a show location, park the car,
    and use the shuttles to get around. That's what I usually did. I
    would arrive for the early classes at the convention center, park,
    hop a shuttle bus to go to shows far away or walk to GJX and the
    shows down on the strip, and return to pick up my car as the shows
    were winding down. 

    So why on earth rent a car? Because at least when I was there, five
    years ago now (yikes!), once the shows shut down, so did the
    shuttles. My first year I didn't have a car, which limited my
    culinary choices to the Carl Jr.'s fast food restaurant next door
    unless I could find someone heading for a real restaurant and willing
    to cart me along. Getting to receptions and other social events
    required serious finangling and something just shy of hitchhiking. 

    As a result, I always rented a car. Besides, it gave me a wider
    choice of hotels, since I wasn't dependent on shuttles  -- which
    meant I got to stay in a nicer one, with a pool and a hot tub to soak
    those aching feet during the pleasantly cool desert evenings. <G> 

    It may have changed in the last five years, and perhaps the shuttles
    run into the wee hours now, but I would be sure you can get around
    after 5 p.m. before you decide to ditch the car. 

Suzanne

Suzanne Wade
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